Study Suggests an Unhealthy Gut Can Promote Spread of Breast Cancer
6/11/2019
An unhealthy, inflamed gut causes breast cancer to become much more invasive and spread more quickly to other parts of the body, new research from the University of Virginia Cancer…
Ambitious Health Research Collaboration Funded by $12.5 Million Grant
5/29/2019
A groundbreaking research collaboration at the School of Medicine that is shedding light on everything from cancer to diabetes to cardiovascular disease has received $12.5 million from the National Institutes of Health.…
HIV Outcomes Improved by Expanding On-Site Mental Health Services
5/21/2019
Increasing access to mental health services improves HIV outcomes among vulnerable patients, a new study from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests. Based on their findings, the researchers are…
UVA Earns “A” in Leapfrog Patient Hospital Safety Grade
5/16/2019
University of Virginia Medical Center has earned an “A” in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national patient safety rating of all general hospitals in the U.S. The rating is…
A UVA Doctor Reflects on Her Work With NASA
5/6/2019
On March 3, 2016, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly came home from a yearlong stay on the International Space Station, and a young physician-scientist, Francine Garrett-Bakelman, was waiting anxiously. She had…
UVA’s Edward H. Egelman Elected to Prestigious National Academy of Sciences
5/3/2019
Distinguished Research Career Earns Egelman One of Science’s Top Honors Edward H. Egelman, PhD, of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, has been elected to the National Academy of…
New Discovery About Dangerous C. Difficile Diarrhea
4/24/2019
A new discovery about dangerous C. difficile diarrhea has identified a new way that the bacteria – and possibly others like it – cause severe disease. C. diff is the most common hospital-acquired infection…
Electricity-Conducting Bacteria Yield Secret to Tiny Batteries, Big Medical Advances
4/5/2019
Scientists at the University of Virginia and elsewhere have made a surprising discovery about how strange bacteria that live in soil and sediment can conduct electricity. The bacteria do so,…
